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Wikipedia: The Carnival of Brazil, properly spelled "Carnaval" in Portuguese, is an annual festival in Brazil held forty days before Easter. On certain days of Lent, Roman Catholics and some other Christians traditionally abstained from the consumption of meat and poultry, hence the term "carnival," from carnelevare, "to remove (literally, "raise") meat. " Carnival celebrations are believed to have roots in the pagan festival of Saturnalia, which, adapted to Christianity, became a farewell to bad things in a season of religious discipline to practice repentance and prepare for Christ's death and resurrection.
![[Casal de Mestre]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Unidos_de_Vila_Isabel_s.jpg "Casal de Mestre")
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![[Samba band.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Samba_feminino_s.jpg "Samba band.")
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![[Anhembi Sambódromo in São Paulo.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Samb_C3_B3dromo_do_Anhembi_C2_B9_C2_B2_s.jpg "Anhembi Sambódromo in São Paulo.")
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![[The Sambódromo of Rio.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Rio2009_2_s.jpg "The Sambódromo of Rio.")
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![[The Brazilian axé singer Daniela Mercury.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Daniela_Mercury_no_S_C3_A3o_Jo_C3_A3o_do_Pelourinho_s.jpg "The Brazilian axé singer Daniela Mercury.")
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![[Carnival parade of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Carnaval_OP_Bloco_Diretoria_s.jpg "Carnival parade of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais.")
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![[The Brazilian singer Kelly Key in Samba School Parade in Rio de Janeiro.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kellykey_s.jpg "The Brazilian singer Kelly Key in Samba School Parade in Rio de Janeiro.")
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